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Hunter, 25, entering his fourth NFL season, was injured during seven-on-seven drills after he caught a swing pass from Blaine Gabbert. Hunter’s right knee appeared to buckle when he planted as cornerback Perrish Cox approached him.
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Now 635 days later, Marcus Lattimore hasn’t fully recovered from the knee injury he sustained at South Carolina. The 49ers running back isn’t on field this afternoon for the first practice of training camp after he was placed on the non-football injury list last week. Today, Jim Harbaugh said Lattimore was placed on the injured […]
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Former 49ers quarterback Alex Smith yearned for the situation Colin Kaepernick will enjoy when the 49ers christen training camp on Thursday with their first practice. Kaepernick and the rest of his offensive teammates will enter their fourth season under the same offensive system and the same coordinator. The defense will do the same, which will […]
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As it turns out, Justin Smith’s upper body hasn’t been feeling too good for much of the past 19 months. The 49ers defensive tackle revealed today that he spent the 2013 season playing with a shoulder injury he sustained in training camp. Smith didn’t offer specifics, but acknowledged he knew the injury would require offseason surgery.
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Kaepernick was more expansive when asked about tight end Vernon Davis, who reported today after skipping the offseason program because of dissatisfaction with his contract. Kaepernick said he wasn’t surprised Davis reappeared with the regular season now looming.
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Vernon Davis is present. After skipping the offseason program because of dissatisfaction with his contract, the 49ers’ Pro Bowl tight end returned to the team facility today on the eve of the first practice of training camp. Niners safety C.J. Spillman broke the news by posting a video of Davis’ locker-room arrival via his Instagram […]
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Now, the 49ers hope recent history will repeat itself after selecting Northern Illinois’ Jimmie Ward in the first round in May. Ward is expected to serve as a backup safety, but the 49ers mostly want him to replace Carlos Rogers as the nickel cornerback.
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Since January 2013, 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver has A) caused a national stir by making anti-gay comments; B) had a career-worst performance in a Super Bowl loss; C) sustained a torn ACL and D) been arrested on misdemeanor hit-and-run charges and felony possession of brass knuckles.
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Two days before the 49ers full squad reports, the fates of tight end Vernon Davis and guard Alex Boone remain undetermined. Both are expected to hold out. As has already been mentioned, the 6-8, 300-pound Boone has drastically out-played his contract. If he realizes his $200,000 roster bonus, he will make $2.2 million this year, […]
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A Santa Clara district judge on Friday reduced all of linebacker Aldon Smith’s convictions for gun charges and DUI’s to misdemeanors. Smith was also sentenced to 12 days in jail, which can be served on a work crew every Monday. The relatively light sentence could influence the likely suspension from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for […]
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With guard Alex Boone and tight end Vernon Davis holding out for new contracts, the 49ers extended tackle Joe Staley’s deal on Thursday. Message sent? Staley signed a six-year, $43.2 million deal in 2011, with $11,460,000 coming up front. That deal quickly became obsolete for a left tackle, and Staley wanted the deal to be […]
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